The public’s demand for competent and safe health care obligates the profession to meet the challenges of high quality care with current knowledge and skills. The maintenance of competence and the participation in continuous professional development (CPD) has firmly been established as a professional standard with the purpose of ensuring the safety of the public. The enhancement and maintenance of knowledge and skills can be obtained through participation in CPD programmes. Despite the importance of CPD, not many critical care nurse practitioners avail themselves of the opportunity to attend CPD programmes. The overall aim of this research was to reach consensus regarding the reasons for the unsatisfactory attendance of a CPD programme developed for critical care units in a private hospital in Gauteng. A consensus methodology was used to involve the critical care nurse practitioners in planning and prioritising strategies for a future continuous professional development programme. Using the nominal group technique the critical care nurse practitioners reflected on their experience related to the current CPD programme and provided inputs and ranked priorities. Fourteen critical care nurse practitioners participated in the nominal group session. Consensus was reached regarding five priorities that should be implemented as strategies to enhance attendance of future CPD programmes. In rank order these priorities were communication, continuous professional development, clinical training, time constraints and financial implications. A central theme “attitude” was included as attitude has a powerful effect on all of the above mentioned priorities. In conclusion the study focussed on identifying and discussing the reasons for unsatisfactory attendance of a CPD programme. Based on the reasons identified priorities were set and strategies were collaboratively developed to enhance future attendance of a CPD programme. / Dissertation (MCur)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2015 / Nursing Science / MCur / Unrestricted

Submitted by Marcio Emanuel Paixão Santos (marcio.santos@ucsal.br) on 2017-02-21T18:39:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MestradoVersaoFinal-POSAcertosBANCA15.11.2016 GloriaaDeus.pdf: 3259476 bytes, checksum: 175e9ad0d2a4ef27f2bb39643d9bce0e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Emília Carvalho Ribeiro (maria.ribeiro@ucsal.br) on 2017-02-21T20:57:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 MestradoVersaoFinal-POSAcertosBANCA15.11.2016 GloriaaDeus.pdf: 3259476 bytes, checksum: 175e9ad0d2a4ef27f2bb39643d9bce0e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-21T20:57:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MestradoVersaoFinal-POSAcertosBANCA15.11.2016 GloriaaDeus.pdf: 3259476 bytes, checksum: 175e9ad0d2a4ef27f2bb39643d9bce0e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-13 / Esta dissertação tem a finalidade de pesquisar as possibilidades e as limitações da utilização do método da mediação diante de conflitos que envolvam o meio ambiente. Nesse sentido, o estudo faz uma análise da definição jurídica de meio ambiente, examina conceitos e faz um breve histórico das leis que dispõem sobre o direito ambiental. Analisa os instrumentos processuais utilizados para a tutela ambiental e estuda os termos de ajustamento de conduta celebrados pelo ministério público, na área ambiental. Investiga os posicionamentos doutrinários e legais sobre a questão da disponibilidade de direitos difusos e sua relação com os métodos extrajudiciais para a solução de controvérsias. Na sequência da pesquisa apresenta um estudo acerca dos métodos consensuais de solução de conflitos, com ênfase na mediação, quando são demonstradas as vantagens desse método e a sua disseminação em outros países e no Brasil. Diante dos resultados apresentados que apontam a possibilidade da mediação envolvendo questões ambientais conclui-se com a proposta de criação de uma câmara-escola de mediação, de modo a preparar os futuros profissionais para a solução consensual de conflitos, disseminar o método para a sociedade, contribuir para que a tutela do meio ambiente aconteça com mais celeridade, legitimidade e eficiência, além de promover a cultura de pacificação social. / This dissertation is intended to investigate the possibilities and limitations of the use of the mediation method on conflicts involving the environment. In this sense, the study analyzes the legal definition of environment, examines concepts and gives a brief history of laws that provide for the environmental law. Analyzes the procedural instruments used for environmental protection and studying the terms of adjustment of conduct signed by the public ministry, in the environmental area. Investigates the doctrinal and legal positions on the issue of availability of diffuse law and its relation to the extra-judicial methods for dispute settlement. Following the research presents a study about the consensual methods of conflict resolution, with emphasis on mediation, when shown the advantages of this method and its spread in other countries and in Brazil. On the presented results that point to the possibility of mediation involving environmental issues concludes with the proposal to create a camera-school mediation, in order to prepare future professionals for consensual conflict resolution, disseminate the method to society, contribute to the protection of the environment happen more quickly, legitimacy and efficiency, and to promote the culture of social peace.